• Hule@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You brought up open source and linux, but how many are maintainers vs. freeloaders?

    If communism could be upheld by a select few and enjoyed endlessly by everyone… Utopia.

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      6 months ago

      Freeloaders, like large corporations taking open source and then not giving back, is yet another symptom of a system that rewards extraction and self interest.

      FOSS exists despite capitalism. The fact that people are willing to work on something out of their own passion, or sense of community, directly contradicts the fundamental assertion of capitalism.

      Humans are not inherently greedy.